#1616B6

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #1616B6

The hex code #1616B6 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 22 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 88% cyan and 88% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1616B6
RGB22, 22, 182
HSL240.0°, 78.4%, 40.0%
CMYK88%, 88%, 0%, 29%
HSV240.0°, 87.9%, 71.4%
LAB24.1, 55.7, -79.4
XYZ9.1, 4.1, 44.6
Decimal1447606

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.82:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.00:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.55:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1616B6; }
.text-color { color: #1616B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #1616B6; }

Similar Colors

Darkblue
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